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Explainer How aid enters Gaza: crossings, checks and bottlenecks

[Reporter name]Correspondent, Nablus

Published 7 November 2026, 10:19 Palestine 2 min read

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The silhouette of the beacon tower at the port against a cloud-streaked sky.

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The beacon at Gaza City’s fishermen’s port, photographed in 2014

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The stone facade and doorway of Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City under a blue sky.

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Inside Saint Porphyrius, Gaza’s oldest church

The building dates to the twelfth century; the site’s story as a place of worship is far older.

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